Storming of El Caney March

Russell Alexander

Russell Alexander (arr. Andrew Glover)

General Info

Year: 1898 / 1903 / 2014
Duration: c. 2:10
Difficulty: III 1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00   |   Score Only (print) - $6.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Cornet/Trumpets I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion, including:

• Bass Drum
• Crash Cymbals
• Snare Drum
• Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Alexander dedicated this piece to "the Second and Eighth Infantry Regiments and Rough Riders of the Third Brigade, Fifth Army Corps." The title refers to a battle between the Americans and Spaniards at l Caney, on the island of Cuba, in July 1898. The Rough Riders were among the cavalry units recruited by Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War and were so called because of their experience as cowboys. The march has been used for fast moving circus events, such as the chariot races. When performed as a fast galop (e.g., mm=240), it is difficult as well as exciting.

- Program Note from Program Notes for Band

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by this Composer

• Belford's Carnival (1897/1926)
• Burr's Triumphal March
• Colossus of Columbia (arr. Bainum) (1901/1969)
• Colossus of Columbia (1926) (1901/1926)
• Crimson Flush March, The (1897/1926)
• From Tropic to Tropic March (1898)
• Exposition Four, The (1903)
• International Vaudeville (1897)
• Memphis the Majestic March
• Olympia Hippodrome March (1898)
• The Southerner (arr. Bainum) (1908/1968)
• Steeplechase, The (1900)
• Storming of El Caney March (arr. Glover) (1898/1903/2014)

Resources

• Perusal score
• Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 6
• The Storming of El Caney, Wikipedia Accessed 6 September 2016